Boys Soccer: No. 2 Elizabeth and Summit play to UCT co-championship
The Union County Tournament was going just as the script was written. Undefeated and top-seeded Elizabeth, the No. 2 ranked team in the NJ.com Top 20, was leading unranked Summit, the tournament’s second seed, 2-0 with 13 minutes left in the second half. Then in 36...
Westfield stuns, Union sizzles & more from Week 7
Westfield came close to knocking off a Top 20 team just over a month ago, but lost to Union (now ranked No. 6) on a late field goal, 10-7. The Blue Devils got another opportunity Friday night, and did not squander this one, shocking No. 9 and undefeated Phillipsburg,...
Girls Soccer: Union County final preview – No. 11 Westfield vs. No. 10 Cranford
These two teams have played twice already this season. Cranford won both games by a one-goal margin. But no one scored in the first half of either game. Those showdowns came down to second-half strength and endurance. Cranford found a way to win on both occasions, but...
Cranford rebounds to give Rosenmeier win No. 100
Between the effective field leadership of senior QB Connor Katz and a defense that made its stubborn intentions known promptly, Cranford left no suspense whatsoever to the pursuit of career victory No. 100 for head coach Erik Rosenmeier. Click here for full story.
Springfield Boys Cross Country Defends Conference Crown, Girls See Key Performances
In the Union County Valley Championship race, Linden High School boys placed number one (senior Hunter Cromwell 17:01 )and two (senior Nelly Thebaud 17:08). Jonathan Dayton placed the next 4 runners before the third Linden Tiger runner. Dayton had all of its top 7...
No. 2 Elizabeth over Scotch Plains-Fanwood – Boys soccer – Union County Tournament semifinal
Mathew Giraldo scored two goals to lead top-seeded Elizabeth, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, in a 3-2 win over fourth-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood in a Union County Tournament semifinal at Johnson High School in Clark. Click here for full story.
Head coach Erik Rosenmeier, at helm of Cranford since 2005, going for win No. 100
When Erik Rosenmeier was hired in 2005 to succeed Cranford 1984 graduate Chris Hull as head coach of the Cougars, Cranford football was just on the heels of turning the corner. Cranford has just made the playoffs three years on a row for the first time in program...
Cross-Country: Morant and Granrath Lead Union Catholic to Conference Championship
The Union Catholic girls, led by Leena Morant's stunning course record-breaking victory, threw down a sensational performance to capture its fifth straight title at the Union County Conference Cross-County Championships on Thursday at Oak Ridge Park. Click here for...
Russo, Cromwell, Barden all repeat at Union County Conference X-C meet
Oratory Prep senior Maximus Russo ran the fastest boys time and Union Catholic senior Leena Morant ran the top girls time to highlight action at the Union County Conference Cross-Country Championships on Thursday at Oak Ridge Park in Clark. Click here for full story...
Football: No. 5 Union flaunts prolific aerial game in win over Hunterdon Central
Andrew Sanborn passed for a season-high 313 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to fellow senior Ahmirr Robinson, to direct No. 5 Union to a 40-20 victory over Hunterdon Central Friday night in a cross-divisional Mid-State 38 clash in Flemington. Click here for...